Overall Green alert Volcanic eruption for Sangay
in Ecuador

Event summary

GREEN alert: The Sangay Volcanic eruption is unlikely to require external humanitarian assistance based on the exposed population and coping capacity.

GDACS ID VO 1000068
Name: Sangay (352090)
Lat/Lon: -2 , -78.34
Event Date: 24 Apr 2023 UTC
Exposed Population 30km: About 19000 people within 30km
Exposed Population 100km: About 1530000 people within 100km
Max Volc. Explosivity Index VEI: 3
Population Exposure Index PEI: 3
Inserted at: 24 Apr 2023 06:43 UTC

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Ecuador - Sangay volcano eruption (ECHO 24 Apr 2023)Mon, 24 Apr 2023 10:17

  • On 21 April, Sangay volcano, located in central Ecuador, erupted an ash column 8 km high above the crater which was directed towards the west of the volcano.
  • According to the national authorities, several cantons (particularly Montalvo, Baba, Simón Bolívar, Salitre, Bucay, Juján, Guamote) of the provinces of Guayas, Chimborazo, Los Ríos and Bolívar Provinces have been hit by the ashfall.
  • The activity of the volcano is constantly monitored by the Geophysical Institute of Ecuador (IGEPN).
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (32), (2), INGV (2), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), JSR (1),